You know you're a backyard chicken owner when...

[chicken4prez]

just saw you were from Ontario. I am from there too. Where abouts do you live?

What about you?

 

[CCUK]

You have to go food shopping and forget you have 4 bales of straw in the boot!

 

[elizabethu42]

What about you?

I'm from Guelph area.

 

[chicken4prez]

I'm from Guelph area.

Hey! What do you know... Same.

 

[calichicken]

I have 6 ex battery hens. I got them in august. Two could only be described as oven ready. No feathers apart from there head and end of wings. Combs were nearly white. Long claws and wonky beaks. There was a rehoming for 200 18 month old hens that were going for slaughter. I wanted to take every single one home with me. I could have cried. It was so sad seeing them cast off as 'past it'. Fortunately they all had homes to go to. Mine are doing really well. All feathered up, claws scratched down and beaks gone normal. They are still abit rough round the edges but they are so friendly. I still get 3-4 eggs from them but it was never about that with them. They served there purpose for cheap eggs. If they never layed again I would still be happy. We owe it to them.View attachment 1246336
This was there first moments of freedom.View attachment 1246342
Straight to the bath.View attachment 1246347
Dinky. Before feathers.View attachment 1246348
Dinky. With feathers.
I know six hens isn't many but it was all I have with the space I've got. We owe it to them to give something back.

So AWESOME!!! That is 6 hens that are now living the beautiful , HAPPY life they deserve

 

[Crooked Chicken]

roger that..

Dang that looks delicious!

 

[pineapple416]

When you yell across the front yard "Come and get your Oatmeal!" and the neighbor gives you a weird look.
Or when you yell across the yard," Why is their no breeding happening?!" and the neighbor gives you a weirder look.
A lot of mine have to do with the neighbors. We don't really talk to most of them a lot.

 

[Hamiam]

When you've researched how to get a chicken certified as a companion animal.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

When you are going to spend hundreds of dollars to build your chickens a new run and coop.
When you’re willing to shell out over $200 for hardware clothe, but you won’t treat yourself to the new Beats headphones for your birthday.

 

[SonoranChick]

When the neighbors hear you yell, "STOP POOPING ON THE ROOF!" at 6 in the morning!
(because your brown leghorn won't use the roost at night...she likes to sleep on the roof of the nest box )